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silver reliquario Mexican one side

Silver reliquario case having Mexican design with two sided face having paintings inside. circa 1830
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  • Oh my. I love these reliquarios. This one  looks like Guadalupe.

  • yes it is the Virgin but it's not in the usual depiction of exactly Guadalupe which is usually more full figured with halo rays coming from around her body.

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